Chief Selector of the Indian National Cricket Team Ajit Agarkar spoke about the reason why Shubman Gill was named as the team’s vice-captain for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He said they always focus on the future when making decisions. .
The Indian National Cricket Team announced their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday (January 18). The focus shifted to the team’s vice-captain and it was none other than Gill, who was given the role of Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the tournament.
Shubman Gill was added to the leadership group after the T20 World Cup 2024, captaining the team in Zimbabwe and then vice-captain ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
Gill has been added to the leaderboard after the T20 World Cup 2024. He was asked to lead the Team in T20I series against Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. After that, he was selected as the vice-captain of the white ball teams for the tour of Sri Lanka.
Several reports claimed that Jasprit Bumrah will be named as the vice-captain of the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after his heroics especially with the ball and as the captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. But it wasn’t like that.
The selectors have opted to back Shubman Gill in the role, hinting that the batter could take over from Rohit Sharma after calling time on his career. Gill has undoubtedly been one of the top talents in the country.
I won’t look into it too much, but most of the feedback for these decisions comes from the dressing room – Ajit Agarkar on Shubman Gill being named vice-captain
Talking about Gill being named as the vice-captain, he said that the young batsman was the vice-captain in Sri Lanka and they took feedback from the dressing room while taking the decision. Giving a statement to journalists, he explained them as follows:
“Gill was also the vice-captain in Sri Lanka,” Agarkar said. “You always want to be on the lookout for leaders. “I won’t look at it too much, but a lot of the feedback for these decisions comes from the dressing room.”
Shubman Gill established himself as one of the best players for the team in a short time, scoring 2328 runs in 47 innings.
Shubman Gill has undoubtedly developed himself as one of the best openers for the team in a short period of time. He scored 2,328 one-day international (ODI) runs in 47 innings at an average of 58.20. He will be extremely important for his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as he bats at the top.
Shubman Gill has come under the scanner recently for his inconsistency. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be a great opportunity for him to answer all his critics in style and help his Indian team win the title, where they will play all their games in the UAE.
